Center for Investigative Reporting is a website in Berkeley, California, USA covering local news, sports, business, politics and community events.
The Center for Investigative Reporting (CIR) is a nonprofit investigative news organization which presents its work at Reveal, a website, public radio program, podcast and social media platform. The service says its purpose is to "engage and empower the public through investigative journalism and groundbreaking storytelling that sparks action, improves lives and protects our democracy."
CIR was founded in 1977 as the nation's first nonprofit investigative journalism organization.
At the end of 2023, The Center for Investigative Reporting and Mother Jones magazine announced their merger, effective early in 2024. The two left-leaning investigative news organizations, both based in San Francisco, have often collaborated on reporting projects.
The two newsrooms will be combined into one with over 70 people. It will continue to publish Mother Jones magazine and produce the Reveal radio show and podcast. Clara Jeffery, the editor-in-chief of Mother Jones, will lead the newsroom and Al Letson will continue as host of Reveal, which airs on more than 500 USA radio stations.
For Center for Investigative Reporting contact information, see the California news media contacts at EasyMediaList.com.
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-- In July 2022, the nonprofit Center for Investigative Reporting cut 10 staffers due to "financial concerns." The organization said it lost almost $3 million in 2020.
Tyler Falk wrote at Current on July 7, 2022:
Center for Investigative Reporting cuts 10 positions, citing revenue shortfall
Posted by Mondo Times editors, Boulder, Colorado USA, August 26, 2022
-- The I Files channel will feature contributions from media partners including ABC News, BBC News, the New York Times, Al Jazeera TV and the Investigative News Network (INN), which is made up of 60 nonprofit news organizations such as the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, the Investigative Reporting Workshop and the Center for Public Integrity.
Robert J. Rosenthal, executive director of the Center for...
-- Reber's official title is "senior coordinating editor for multiplatform projects and investigations." A former leader of National Public Radio (NPR)'s investigative unit, Reber will oversee the Center for Investigative Reporting (CIR)'s national and international investigative and enterprise reporting projects. She will also lead CIR's roster of health and environment reporters.
Mark Katches, editorial director for...
-- While hurdles remain to be cleared, the two organizations signed a memorandum of understanding that allows talks to commence about merging the two staffs.
From Center for Investigative Reporting, The Bay Citizen explore merger, published by the CIR on February 7, 2012:
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